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5years

Job Location drjobs

Falls Church, VA - USA

Monthly Salary drjobs

150000 - 170000

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Job Title: Satellite Communications Systems Engineer
Job Type: FullTime

Job Summary:
We re looking for a handson engineer with a strong background in RF embedded systems and satellite communications. In this role youll be responsible for designing analyzing and optimizing spacecraft communication systems from radios and antennas to softwaredefined radios (SDRs) and ground stations. Youll work across hardware and software supporting everything from initial design to lab testing to inorbit validation.

This position is ideal for someone who thrives on solving complex engineering problems enjoys wearing multiple hats and wants to contribute to cuttingedge satellite technology.

Core Responsibilities:

  • Design and evolve communication systems for spacecraft including directtoground links and intersatellite relays using SDRs

  • Evaluate and select RF components such as radios and antennas

  • Perform link budget analyses capacity planning and interference mitigation

  • Collaborate with systems engineering on constellation/network design and performance

  • Support integration and testing of communication subsystems in the lab and with spacecraft partners

  • Set up and test payload configurations to validate communication performance

  • Define operational concepts and support ground station integration

  • Maintain technical documentation throughout development

Qualifications:

  • Master s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering RF Engineering or a related field

  • Strong handson experience with softwaredefined radios and RF signal processing

  • Familiarity with integrating radios antennas and ground stations preferably in space systems

  • Proficiency in C C Python or MATLAB

  • Comfortable working in Linuxbased environments

  • Experience with communication protocols and standards like DVBS2 CCSDS LoRa TCP/IP SNMP etc.

  • Prior experience with microcontrollers and embedded software is a plus

  • Selfmotivated and able to work both independently and in collaborative teams



C++ and python and Matlab and RF and signal and space and embedded and microcontrollers and RF and satellite and communication

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Full Time

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